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VPNtech Runo Shuts Down in China
VPNtech Runo, a semi-popular Chinese VPN provider recently shut down their services against Chinese governmental aggression. A representative explains that “we decided to shut down the website from October 9 and you will not be able to purchase the service or make any inquiries. Some other VPN services may also be affected. One reason VPNs get banned or restricted in China is that the Chines...[Read More]
How to Hide Your IP Address
Do you know how to hide your IP address? Whether you are aware or it or not, your IP is public knowledge every time you connect to the internet. Every time you play a game, check your social media, or use an online app, each service can identify you by a unique combination of numbers that identifies your computer in the real world. By seeing your IP address–ads can track you, ISPs can monito...[Read More]
How to use a VPN with Discord
Discord is one of the best things to happen to social gaming since the advent of Ventrilo. But unlike Ventrilo, Discord is free for anyone who wants to make their social gaming server. It’s extremely user-friendly with consistent updates, and it’s super easy to invite friends to participate in text or voice chat or both. The only bad thing about Discord or any chat program is that you might get ba...[Read More]
What are the Best VPNs for iPhone 7?
PPTP is just one of the many VPN protocols that you can use to protect your computer and iPhone. However, that said, while it’s an option, it’s not necessarily the best protocol by any stretch of the imagination. We covered this subject in depth, here in this article–but the basics are that PPTP is a severely outdated protocol with a lot of security holes. Unfortunately, a lot of users don’t...[Read More]
Which VPNs Work with Craigslist?
Are you looking for a VPN to use with craigslist? Maybe you want to browse listings privately or make postings and listings without having to worry about needless restrictions. VPNs are great to use with craigslist, but the bad part is that a majority of them don’t work. Here are some popular VPNs that I’ve tested personally that currently don’t work with Craigslist: VPNS That Don’t Work wi...[Read More]
What is VPN Encryption?
If you’ve been using a virtual private network, you’ve been sending all of your internet traffic through a secure virtual tunnel that encrypts your traffic and changes your IP address. This means that your internet service provider, government, or even snoopers at coffee shops and airports can’t decipher your data. It’s easy just to think of encryption as some protective code procedure–but w...[Read More]
Watch Olympics without Cable through VPN
If you want to watch the Olympics without a cable subscription in the United States, you’re out of luck. Or, if you’re outside of the United States, you might find it hard to figure out how to watch the Olympics in the first place and what service you need to do so. NBC owns the rights to broadcast the Olympics–and you can bet your pretty penny that they paid a significant sum to do so (over...[Read More]
Netflix Alternatives to use with VPN
If you’ve been trying to use Netflix with VPN, you know that it can be difficult. Fortunately, we’ve created a guide on VPNs that DO work with Netflix–but even then, sometimes Netflix can be so aggressive that there are temporary downtimes even with the best VPNs fighting against Netflix. We’ve created a top 10 list for Netflix alternatives that work with VPNs so you can still enjoy media co...[Read More]
Stop Internet Tracking
In this article, we are going to cover how to stop internet tracking. You might not even be aware of how much websites are tracking you on the web–but the tools and processes that can track you can get quite complicated. For this article, we won’t dive into what makes a cookie or dynamics of online fingerprinting. Instead, we’re going to explain in simple terms what tracks you on the interne...[Read More]
Best VPNs for Kodi
Kodi is a popular platform for users looking to stream media content from their home computer to their TV. At its core, Kodi is an open source program that is essentially a user interface that lets you play content. It’s available on Linux, Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, and streaming sticks. Kodi can play music, movies, TV shows, pictures, PVR and live TV. You can even customize how Kodi looks with...[Read More]
Is Tor Safe?
If you’ve been wondering about the effectiveness of the Tor network, I can’t blame you. With recent articles from ArsTechnica bashing VPNs and promoting Tor mashed up against constant news updates about various Tor breaches and compromised exit nodes–it seems like there’s a bunch of misinformation as well as general uncertainty about the Tor network. Is Tor dangerous? Is it secure? Is it eve...[Read More]
Best VPNs for the Military
If you are in the military, you can expect to be traveling to places outside of the United States. Other countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, or even Russia have different internet restrictions and laws that might make it, so it’s hard to call your family on Skype, or even prevent you from watching adult content. While traveling around the world, you might encounter online video game restric...[Read More]